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Category Archives: SESSIUNCULA
Daily Rome Shot 747
Meanwhile, a puzzle. White to play. Mate in two. I’ll make this a little larger today so you can see the notation more easily. NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for … Continue reading
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25 July St. James the Greater, Apostle
Today is the Feast of St James the Greater, Apostle, brother of St John the Apostle Evangelist and a son of Zebedee. These brother were called the “Sons of Thunder… Boanerges“. He was put to death around AD 42-44. His … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 746
Welcome registrants: studens Fazio Fr.A. Your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE White to … Continue reading
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 8th Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 16th) 2023
Share the good stuff. It’s the 8th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo and the 16th Sunday of the Novus Ordo. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Sunday Mass of obligation? Tell … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 745
White to move.. Find white’s only move that does not immediately checkmate black! How long did that take you? NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others. Interested in learning? Try … Continue reading
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Synodality (“walking together-ity”): It is the thought world of rotary phones, eight-track tape players, and Hans Küng. It is “Muskrat Love” and Charlie Curran all over again.
There is a terrific read at Catholic World Report today by Larry Chapp. It is a retrospective which is actually a contemporary diagnostic. What is going on today, we’ve seen before in germ. Today, however, the germ has hatched out into something … Continue reading
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WDTPRS – 16th (Novus Ordo) Sunday in Ordinary Time:
We have been cheated of the beauty of our Catholic worship in Latin, which is our common patrimony. In fact, the swindle is far deeper. People have been denied the opportunity to learn Latin, which pretty much every more or … Continue reading
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Daily Rome Shot 744
If anyone has one of these (photo below, not above), and it’s just sitting around unused, please give it to me. Thanks in advance. 1959 Cadillac Coupe deVille 800 horsepower 502ci A little less dire would be… with only 500 … Continue reading
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VINTAGE RECTORY BATHROOM TILES: 03
This isn’t a photo post but it is highly instructive. A reader sent a link to a page with 24 images of post-war, 1949 catalogue of bathroom fixtures and decorations. Yes, there is such a thing. What I found most … Continue reading
Daily Rome Shot 744 – The day of days
Welcome new registrant: MAK At the Piazza Navona there is a store that has many chess sets for sale. For example, various crusaders going at each other. Right Click for larger. I don’t enjoy playing with fancy pieces. I like … Continue reading
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